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The Bigger Story: Reinventing Valentine's Day
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Monday, February 14, 2011. Or if, you're a fundimentalist Christian, 'I enjoy your presence and would like to pursue you with a friendship outing.' Gag. Not to mention the singles that decide to pout and sit around wishing they had a boyfriend or a girlfriend or were married, etc. What, really, is the point of all this? One day of the year to focus on. romance? What is Valentine's Day really about? Well, imagine I'm Linus, and it's Valentine's Day. But we still celebrate Jesus at least a little bit.
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The Bigger Story: Graduation - Why Does it Matter?
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Friday, May 27, 2011. Graduation - Why Does it Matter? It's that time of year again. Graduation. Where the hard working High-Schoolers who started Kindergarten circa 1998 are finishing up their schooling career and making that 'walk' in that silly robe, to get a piece of paper typed up on Microsoft Word in Blackletter BT font with a fancy golden sticker that says 'I spent the last thirteen years of my life learning reading, writing, and arithmetic.'. It all seems rather trivial doesn't it? Go in Sit down...
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The Bigger Story: Why the Royal Wedding Matters
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Friday, April 29, 2011. Why the Royal Wedding Matters. Everyone who supports the Prince is lining up. They're going to his place - the chapel where he will marry his bride. They're so excited. Every passing day leading up to the wedding of the Prince and his bride makes them more and more excited. Then, when the day comes, they are ready and exuberant. The Prince and his Bride. There is the Prince and his Bride. Standing at the altar, waiting for it all to begin. Scripture is read. Songs are ...The Bible...
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The Bigger Story: Punk Rock Christianity
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Anyway, most Christians have experienced those special times where you just feel so happy and energetic. The other day, I examined myself and realized something really rather surprising, and sad, too. I had become such a. boring Christian. And it seemed that I had become so boring. I had no joy. I was not into having fun, or enjoying. anything anymore. Video that we remembered watching back in the early 2000's. Here it is. Why have we become so boring? Even so, I have notice...
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The Bigger Story: Kingdom Hearts and Jesus
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Thursday, September 16, 2010. Kingdom Hearts and Jesus. They'll come at you out of nowhere. The Heartless have great fear of [you]. That's why they'll keep coming after you no matter what. Leon, Kingdom Hearts. A young boy, barely a teenager, sits on the beach he's known his whole life, and stares out at the ocean as the sun slowly sets. Near his closest friends, he says to them this. It's just. I've always wondered why we're here on this island. Why did I end up here? What is my purpose? They become The...
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The Bigger Story: Talking to God
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Sunday, January 16, 2011. This blog post has the potential to get very personal with a lot of people, but for the sake of anonymity, I suppose it would be polite for me to be as vague as possible while still having some sort of meaning without sounding like I'm a whiny teenager. Ooh, boy. Specifics aren't important anyway, hah. I'll begin with a question: Have you ever been in a situation where you had no where to turn to for help? I know what you're thinking. ' I ALWAYS HAVE JESUS, HALLELUJAH - AMEN!
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The Bigger Story: Better Without You and Better than You
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Saturday, January 29, 2011. Better Without You and Better than You. First off, maybe this is just a 'Matt' thing. I actually don't know if a lot of other people think about this, and if you don't, I'm sorry in advance. Allow to talk about myself for a few paragraphs. There's an amazing scene in the newest Harry Potter film, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One' where Ron Weasly and Harry Potter are standing, together, preparing to destroy the Horcrux. If you don't follow the series, you're...
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The Bigger Story: Mario Kart and Jesus
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010. Mario Kart and Jesus. For an 18-year-old gamer, Mushroom Gorge is a tough track on Mario Kart Wii. For a 5-year-old girl, Mushroom Gorge can seem nearly impossible. No," I said, "You can do it - it just takes experience." She tried again, and was a little bit better. She switched to another racetrack, and was even better the third time. She was very happy that she was getting so good at this game that was new to her. And then, she got to Mushroom Gorge. I could see the frustrat...
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The Bigger Story: Lord of the Rings and Jesus - The Battle for Helm's Heart
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010. Lord of the Rings and Jesus - The Battle for Helm's Heart. The dark tide flowed up to the walls from cliff to cliff. Thunder rolled in the valley. Rain came lashing down. Arrows thick as the rain came whistling over the battlements, and fell clinking and glancing on the stones. Some found a mark. The assault on Helm's Deep had begun but no sound of challenge was heard within; no answering arrows came. JRR Tolkien, 'The Two Towers'. Thus begins one of the pivotal battles in the...
